January 17, 2023
Excrement from migrating seabirds adds 33,000 tons of ammonia to Arctic air every year. The ammonia mixes with water vapor to create clouds, which block sunlight, helping keep the Arctic cool.
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Why Is Bird Poop White?
Actually, bird poop, per se, is not white. Birds, unlike mammals, do not have separate exits for urine and feces. Both waste products are eliminated simultaneously through the cloaca. While mammals excrete nitrogenous wastes mostly in the form of urea, birds convert it to uric acid or guanine,
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